This is (sadly) an engineer’s perspective. Things don’t have to be “proven to always work” to be useful. If paradigms engender thoughts, they can be useful in

This is (sadly) an engineer’s perspective. Things don’t have to be “proven to always work” to be useful. If paradigms engender thoughts, they can be useful in context. By your logic, since most heuristics don’t always work, we should throw them out. Don’t throw the baby out, too. Unproven things can be useful.